Spotlight on THE WAYWARD SON, #ReadaRegency #NewRelease
Author Caroline Warfield is back today with another new historical romance. THE WAYWARD SON releases 7/22/21.
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Author Kara O’Neal is here to tell us about her new release and the special heroine in her Pike’s Run series… The Inventor’s Heart I’m so excited and immensely humbled that I get to share The Inventor’s Heart with y’all. … Continue reading →
Spotlight on THE PRICE OF GLORY #ReadaRegency #NewRelease
A new release from historical romance author, Caroline Warfield, The Price of Glory, in the Children of Empire series. My fellow Storm & Shelter author, Caroline Warfield has a big month with two new releases! I’m featuring the first one … Continue reading →
The Glittering Eighteenth Century
Early this month I blogged about the glittering, garish fashions of men in the Georgian era. Dazzling Reflections In the dazzling world of the upper classes, fashion in dress reflected fashion in home decoration. The Corning Museum of Glass in … Continue reading →
Avoiding the “Oops”, From the #HistoricalResearch Files
Blunders and boo-boos I’ve just sent off my latest story Claims of the Heart, for developmental editing, and barely avoided a big “oops”. Given the multitude of distractions in my world, this was a really hard story to write and … Continue reading →
HIS LORDSHIP’S INCORRIGIBLE WIFE, #NewRelease #ReadaRegency
Tomorrow is release day for author Barbara Monajem’s new book, His Lordship’s Incorrigible Wife. His Lordship’s Incorrigible Wife Blurb: She must never reveal her perilous secret. He cannot trust her unless she does. While hiding evidence of her father’s treason, … Continue reading →
Political Smear or Not? #HistoricalFiction
One of the books on my keeper shelf taps into a centuries-old political smear for a story combining history and magic. Last month in a post about books not on my keeper shelf, I mentioned the late author Judith Merkle … Continue reading →
The Great Male Renunciation: Masculine Fashion History
Men’s Fashions for Georgia-era Historical Romance Fans I love the early Georgian-set novels of Lucinda Brandt, Jo Beverly, and others. However, I confess that I find the men’s fashions off-putting. What?! A hero in red high heels with lacy cuffs … Continue reading →
In Search of a Hand #HistoricalResearch
If you read my latest novel, Fated Hearts, you know that one of the characters lost a hand in the Battle of Waterloo. That character is making a reappearance in my work-in-progress. In fact, he’s the hero, Tristan Hamilton Howton, … Continue reading →
Books Not on my Keeper Shelf (But They Should Be!)
Missing A recent blog post on Paris Review reminded me that my Keeper Shelf is missing some books that I’d like to reread. Cooking with Sigrid Undset, by Valerie Stivens, discusses themes and foods in Kristin Lavransdatter, by Norwegian author, … Continue reading →